This Eminem era just felt different 💯 Eminem emerged in the late 1990s as one of the most commercially successful and technically skilled rappers in hip-hop. After the breakthrough success of “The Slim Shady LP” (1999) and “The Marshall Mathers LP” (2000), he became one of the defining artists of the early 2000s. 👀 In 2002, he released “The Eminem Show”, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became one of the best-selling albums of the decade. The project included major singles like